Why I Give

I support the Senior Living Foundation of the Foreign Service to honor my colleagues and thank them for their service to our Nation. Much of my own Foreign Service career involved caring for private American citizens abroad. I feel we can do no less for our own friends and colleagues and I am humbled to be part of the Foundation's great work to address their needs. Please join us!

Ambassador Maura Harty

The Foreign Service has been my family- close friends, colleagues under fire, and partners in life's adventures. That camaraderie is what excites me about the Senior Living Foundation - established by colleagues to support those of our Service who have special needs late in life. They served before us and need our help now. The Foundation keeps the spirit and camaraderie of our Service alive as it reaches out with care and concern to those who went before us.

Ambassador Edward 'Skip' Gnehm

I still remember the day that I received the dreaded phone call that my mother had suffered a stroke and would no longer be able to live at home. Not knowing where to turn, I called the Senior Living Foundation. They were quick to provide comfort and wise guidance on options to consider and information on trusted service providers to contact. When I started to support the Senior Living Foundation years ago, little did I know how vital they would become to providing support and care for a family member.

Ambassador Charles A. Ford

It is indeed an honor and a pleasure to serve on the SLF board. Still relatively unknown to the wider Foreign Service community, the SLF makes a significant impact on several lives. Our grants, and the wise counsel of the staff have on some cases made a life altering difference in the lives of those who turn to us for help. It is heartening that we can "give back" to some with whom we have served.

Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson

How to Give

Shop with AmazonSmile

For all you Amazon purchases, use https://smile.amazon.com, and designate the Senior Living Foundation of the American Foreign Service as your charity of choice. You must go to the AmazonSmile site each time for SLF to receive a donation equivalent to 0.5% of your purchase.

Search with Good Search

Complete a free registration with www.goodsearch.com. Designate the Senior Living Foundation as your charity of choice. Then, you will donate to the Senior Living Foundation through your everyday Internet searches. The Foundation receives a contribution every time you complete a search.

Shop with Good Shop

Create an account on www.goodshop.com. Make the Senior Living Foundation your preferred charity. Then, you will donate to the Senior Living Foundation through your Internet shopping. Goodshop works with more than 5,000 stores to provide the best deals and coupons. These top stores donate up to 20% of your purchase directly back to the Senior Living Foundation.

Spread the Word

Copy and paste the following messages to your favorite social media site:

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Give the Gift of a Donation

Have a special occasion coming up? A birthday? An anniversary? Ask your friends and family to give to the Senior Living Foundation instead of a gift. This is a great way to use your special occasion to help those in need.

Create an Ongoing Legacy

Create a legacy that will continue to support the Senior Living Foundation for years to come through your planned giving. Your plans today can help secure the future for many others. Contact us at 202-887-8170 to discuss how you can give to the Foundation. You can also click here  (PDF) to learn about our Legacy Action Group.

Memorial Donations and Donors

Memorial donations are alphabetized by the name of the honoree; the donor's name is listed thereafter. We update our memorial donations list quarterly. If you have made a memorial donation and do not see your name listed below, please contact us.

In memory of Shackford Pitcher, Andrew Sens, and Gunther Rosinus

Paul Panaccione


In memory of Gary Bisson

Nancy Tumavick


In memory of William Bowdler

Harry Shlaudeman


In memory of William G. Bradford

Joanne Bradford


In memory of Elvira Ellie Brown

Carroll Brown


In memory of Norma Jean Calderhead

Evelyn Siemens


In memory of Thomas I. Carolan, Jr.

Maria Carolan


In memory of Antonio Certosimo

Emma Certosimo


In memory of Arjun R. Chakrawarti

Peter T. Higgins


In memory of Richard T. Davies

Thresia Martino


In memory of Enola Dawkins Bell

Naomi Edwards


In memory of Peter Jon De Vos

Nancy De Vos


In memory of Edward I. Donoghue

Frank Correl


In memory of William Doolittle

Lena Holguin


In memory of Craig Dunkley

Frederick Brown


In memory of John K. Emmerson

Donald Emmerson


In memory of Patrick E. Fitzgerald

Melissa Fitzgerald


In memory of Robert and Mary Forrester

Betty Sheridan


In memory of Myles Frechette

Richard and Patricia Hawkins


In memory of Robert E. Fritts

Betsy Anderson


In memory of Joseph Gardiano

Howard Sternberger


In memory of John Garney

James Lim


In memory of Coradino Gatti

Sandra Humphrey


In memory of Maria F. Gutierrez

Lino Gutierrez


In memory of Norm and Virginia Hanley

Laurie Hanley


In memory of Arthur Hanrehan

Patricia Hanrehan


In memory of Jack Harrod

David Monk


In memory of Sandra Hartley

Douglas Hartley


In memory of Howard G. Hicks Jr.

Camilla Hicks


In memory of Marilyn Holmes

Patricia Mallon


In memory of Flora Dawn Hussey

Robert Hussey


In memory of Larry Ikels

Kendall Montgomery
Leon Weintraub
Morton and Anna Dworken
Jerome Hoganson

In memory of Larry Ikels

James and Anne Williams


In memory of Charlie Jacobini

Dianne Jacobini


In memory of Janice E. Jarek

Albert Jarek


In memory of Darrell A. Jenks

Leonora Keeley


In memory of Matthew P. Jennings

Monika Jennings


In memory of Paul Katz

Nga Katz


In memory of Prabhi G. Kavaler

Howard Kavaler


In memory of Maureen King

Richard King


In memory of Jean Kinney

James S. C. Lim


In memory of Eugene Klebenov

David Simcox


In memory of Doris Krys

Sheldon Krys


In memory of Walter F. Leathers

Dudley Sims


In memory of Samuel S. H. Lee

Barbara Billick


In memory of Arthur C. Lillig

Renata Lillig


In memory of Hallock R. Lucius

Mary Lucius


In memory of Herbert S. Malin

Ian and Barbara Malin


In memory of Edward Masters

Allene Masters


In memory of Katherine Matheron

James and Mary Prosser


In memory of Robert Miller

Frederick Brown


In memory of Bert C. Moore

Marjorie Moore


In memory of Ralph Nider

Jane Tannenbaum


In memory of Albert W. Noonan Jr.

Anne Noonan


In memory of Clyde G. Nora

William Butler


In memory of Donald and Patricia B. Norland

Angela Dickey


In memory of Jan Nowak

Marek Walicki


In memory of Theresa Owen

Douglas Owen


In memory of Sheila Platt

Frank Wisner


In memory of Robert Lee Pugh

Thelma Pugh


In memory of William E. and Sara Rau

Mary Lucius


In memory of Karl Spence Richardson

Sharon Richardson


In memory of Shirley Rinker

Joseph Rinker


In memory of David A. & Donna Roberts

M. Diane Le Zotte


In memory of Irwin Rubenstein

Estelle Rubenstein


In memory of Howard H. Russell Jr.

Catherine Russell


In memory of William R. Salisbury

Robert Tynes


In memory of Howard B. Schaeffer

Jon Gibney


In memory of Ginny Schrenk

Marjorie Moore


In memory of William C. Sherman

Robert Mac Callum


In memory of John P. Shumate

Michael Durkee


In memory of Daniel J. Siglin

My-Zung Ngac-Siglin


In memory of Marvin F. Smith

Anne Smith


In memory of Joan Veronica Smith

Sallybeth Bumbrey


In memory of Mr. & Mrs. George Sommers

Frank Lomanno


In memory of William Stedman

John Bushnell


In memory of Galen L. Stone, ll

Elizabeth Barnett


In memory of David Strawman

Frank Smith


In memory of Peter Synodis

M Gertrudis Synodis


In memory of Terence Todman

Ruth Davis


In memory of Oliver L.Troxel

Marguerite Troxel


In memory of Donald Wehmeyer

Helen Douglass


In memory of Charles and Harriet Whitaker

Andrea Baumann


In memory of John E. Wimberg

Rose Wimberg


In memory of Donald R. Woodward

Annette Woodward